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Version 6.0 no longer compatible with FreeRouting.net

Mawrob

Hi,
Just wanted to let folk know who use FreeRouting that the brd_to_dsn ulp no longer works and throws the following error:
file path(119)
syntax error
and stops at:
real mm2u(real val)
The new "copy from" feature also blew up and threw a bunch of errors.  I have an email into support and hopefully it is a mistake on my part and not a major bug.
Version 6.0 appears to have some great new features but the schematics, boards, and libraries do not appear compatible with 5.11.  I made the mistake of upgrading without backing up my main library and have lost about a months worth of footprints.
Be aware!
Thanks

Hi,

 

Just wanted to let folk know who use FreeRouting that the brd_to_dsn ulp no longer works and throws the following error:

 

file path(119)

syntax error

 

and stops at:

 

real mm2u(real val)

 

The new "copy from" feature also blew up and threw a bunch of errors.  I have an email into support and hopefully it is a mistake on my part and not a major bug.

 

Version 6.0 appears to have some great new features but the schematics, boards, and libraries do not appear compatible with 5.11.  I made the mistake of upgrading without backing up my main library and have lost about a months worth of footprints.

 

Be aware!

 

Thanks

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  • On 14/12/2011 01:56, Mawrob wrote:

    Hi,

     

    Just wanted to let folk know who use FreeRouting that the brd_to_dsn ulp no longer works and throws the following error:

     

    file path(119)

    syntax error

     

    and stops at:

     

    real mm2u(real val)

     

    The new "copy from" feature also blew up and threw a bunch of errors.  I have an email into support and hopefully it is a mistake on my part and not a major bug.

     

    Version 6.0 appears to have some great new features but the schematics, boards, and libraries do not appear compatible with 5.11.  I made the mistake of upgrading without backing up my main library and have lost about a months worth of footprints.

     

    Be aware!

     

    Thanks

    Hi,

     

    Just wanted to let folk know who use FreeRouting that the brd_to_dsn ulp no longer works and throws the following error:

     

    file path(119)

    syntax error

     

    and stops at:

     

    real mm2u(real val)

     

    The new "copy from" feature also blew up and threw a bunch of errors.  I have an email into support and hopefully it is a mistake on my part and not a major bug.

     

    Version 6.0 appears to have some great new features but the schematics, boards, and libraries do not appear compatible with 5.11.  I made the mistake of upgrading without backing up my main library and have lost about a months worth of footprints.

     

    Be aware!

     

    Thanks

     

    Correct. It is due to the fact that 3 subroutines (mm2u is one of them)

    are now a default name in EAGLE v6, causing a conflict. I resolved that

    by changing the first letter of these routines to uppercase (Mm2u, etc)

    in the ULP. I did not bother to look if the default routines can replace

    the existing code in the brd_to_dsn ulp.

    This ULP then runs correctly.

     

    One problem remains:

     

    The SCR output file now has floating point numbers for the via size,

    which confuses EAGLE. Have not found a solution yet. I might need to set

    the grid to a different value.

     

    Robert

     

    NB since the brd_to_dsn ulp is 64 KB, I don't think I can attach it.

     

  • in reply to e14 Contributor

    On 14.12.2011 12:12, Robert wrote:

    On 14/12/2011 01:56, Mawrob wrote:

    >> Hi,

    >>

    >> Just wanted to let folk know who use FreeRouting that the brd_to_dsn

    >> ulp no longer works and throws the following error:

    >>

    >> file path(119)

    >> syntax error

    >>

    >> and stops at:

    >>

    >> real mm2u(real val)

    >>

    >> The new "copy from" feature also blew up and threw a bunch of errors.

    >> I have an email into support and hopefully it is a mistake on my part

    >> and not a major bug.

    >>

    >> Version 6.0 appears to have some great new features but the

    >> schematics, boards, and libraries do not appear compatible with 5.11.

    >> I made the mistake of upgrading without backing up my main library and

    >> have lost about a months worth of footprints.

    >>

    >> Be aware!

    >>

    >> Thanks

    >> Hi,

    >>

    >> Just wanted to let folk know who use FreeRouting that the brd_to_dsn

    >> ulp no longer works and throws the following error:

    >>

    >> file path(119)

    >> syntax error

    >>

    >> and stops at:

    >>

    >> real mm2u(real val)

    >>

    >> The new "copy from" feature also blew up and threw a bunch of errors.

    >> I have an email into support and hopefully it is a mistake on my part

    >> and not a major bug.

    >>

    >> Version 6.0 appears to have some great new features but the

    >> schematics, boards, and libraries do not appear compatible with 5.11.

    >> I made the mistake of upgrading without backing up my main library and

    >> have lost about a months worth of footprints.

    >>

    >> Be aware!

    >>

    >> Thanks

    >>

    Correct. It is due to the fact that 3 subroutines (mm2u is one of them)

    are now a default name in EAGLE v6, causing a conflict. I resolved that

    by changing the first letter of these routines to uppercase (Mm2u, etc)

    in the ULP. I did not bother to look if the default routines can replace

    the existing code in the brd_to_dsn ulp.

    This ULP then runs correctly.

     

    One problem remains:

     

    The SCR output file now has floating point numbers for the via size,

    which confuses EAGLE. Have not found a solution yet. I might need to set

    the grid to a different value.

     

    Robert

     

    NB since the brd_to_dsn ulp is 64 KB, I don't think I can attach it.

     

    Feel free to upload the ULP for the CadSoft Download area.

     

    About compatibility: EAGLE 6 uses XML as new data structur and has

    totally changed compared to the formaer binary format. So files saved

    with EAGLE 6 can't be used with previous versions.

     

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

    Richard Hammerl

      CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

      FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/training/faq/

     

     

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  • in reply to e14 Contributor

    On 14.12.2011 12:12, Robert wrote:

    On 14/12/2011 01:56, Mawrob wrote:

    >> Hi,

    >>

    >> Just wanted to let folk know who use FreeRouting that the brd_to_dsn

    >> ulp no longer works and throws the following error:

    >>

    >> file path(119)

    >> syntax error

    >>

    >> and stops at:

    >>

    >> real mm2u(real val)

    >>

    >> The new "copy from" feature also blew up and threw a bunch of errors.

    >> I have an email into support and hopefully it is a mistake on my part

    >> and not a major bug.

    >>

    >> Version 6.0 appears to have some great new features but the

    >> schematics, boards, and libraries do not appear compatible with 5.11.

    >> I made the mistake of upgrading without backing up my main library and

    >> have lost about a months worth of footprints.

    >>

    >> Be aware!

    >>

    >> Thanks

    >> Hi,

    >>

    >> Just wanted to let folk know who use FreeRouting that the brd_to_dsn

    >> ulp no longer works and throws the following error:

    >>

    >> file path(119)

    >> syntax error

    >>

    >> and stops at:

    >>

    >> real mm2u(real val)

    >>

    >> The new "copy from" feature also blew up and threw a bunch of errors.

    >> I have an email into support and hopefully it is a mistake on my part

    >> and not a major bug.

    >>

    >> Version 6.0 appears to have some great new features but the

    >> schematics, boards, and libraries do not appear compatible with 5.11.

    >> I made the mistake of upgrading without backing up my main library and

    >> have lost about a months worth of footprints.

    >>

    >> Be aware!

    >>

    >> Thanks

    >>

    Correct. It is due to the fact that 3 subroutines (mm2u is one of them)

    are now a default name in EAGLE v6, causing a conflict. I resolved that

    by changing the first letter of these routines to uppercase (Mm2u, etc)

    in the ULP. I did not bother to look if the default routines can replace

    the existing code in the brd_to_dsn ulp.

    This ULP then runs correctly.

     

    One problem remains:

     

    The SCR output file now has floating point numbers for the via size,

    which confuses EAGLE. Have not found a solution yet. I might need to set

    the grid to a different value.

     

    Robert

     

    NB since the brd_to_dsn ulp is 64 KB, I don't think I can attach it.

     

    Feel free to upload the ULP for the CadSoft Download area.

     

    About compatibility: EAGLE 6 uses XML as new data structur and has

    totally changed compared to the formaer binary format. So files saved

    with EAGLE 6 can't be used with previous versions.

     

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

    Richard Hammerl

      CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

      FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/training/faq/

     

     

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